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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2014
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Benjer Albaran Acosta, Poblacion Kiamba, PH;
James Anthany Carter, II, Lexington, KY (US);
Gary Neal Hackney, Georgetown, KY (US);
Katrina Rosit Lactuan, Cebu, PH;
James Richard Leemhuis, Lexington, KY (US);
Keith Seaman, Lexington, KY (US);
Bryan Christopher Scharf, Richmond, KY (US);
Matthew Lee Rogers, Lexington, KY (US);
Christopher Gene Vowels, Versailles, KY (US);
Jason Hale, Richmond, KY (US);
Mark William Amann, Lexington, KY (US);
Benjamin Keith Newman, Lexington, KY (US);
Harald Portig, Winchester, KY (US);
Rodney Evan Sproul, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A toner cartridge according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for containing toner therein. An exit port in fluid communication with the reservoir faces downward on a front of the housing near a first side of the housing. A portion of a main interface gear for providing rotational power to a toner delivery system is exposed on the front of the housing near a top of a second side of the housing and engagable with a corresponding drive gear in the image forming device. A projection extends forward from the housing further forward than a frontmost portion of the exit port and is spaced from the exit port toward the first side of the housing. A front of the projection is unobstructed for engaging a developer unit when the toner cartridge is inserted into the image forming device.